october 2022 Editorial Dear Friends, Today, as I write, it is the 30th of September. Tomorrow will be a centenary celebration. As Colin MacKinnon reminds us in this issue, tomorrow will be Sackville’s centenary celebration of the dedication ceremony of a memorial to the young boys who died in World War I. The text is… Continue reading…
Category: The White Fence
The White Fence, issue #100
april 2022 Editorial Dear Friends, Well, here it is: issue number 100! It is a special issue for me, not only as editor since our very first newsletter, but one in which significant people of the Tantramar, forgotten over time, are represented. It has been a pleasure for me, via our contributing authors, to bring… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #99
march 2022 Editorial Dear Friends, One common (and often difficult) aspect of reporting on history is to inform the readership of things and places that were once important but which are no longer with us, some having disappeared more recently than others. This is the focus of the present newsletter. When I was a student… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #98
february 2022 Editorial Dear Friends, Over the years, my experience as your editor has been one of discovery. This newsletter is no different. I had never heard of there ever having been a rifle range in Sackville. But when asked a question about it, as you will read here, Colin MacKinnon was able to clarify… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #97
november 2021 Editorial Dear Friends, Join us on an adventure of architectural mystery: the mystery of the brick houses. As though inspired by Canada’s William Murdoch and following the steps of Sherlock Holmes, Paul Bogaard attempts to solve two closely-related Tantramar mysteries, an investigation which could be entitled “Solving the Mysteries of Brick Houses and… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #96
october 2021 Editorial Dear Friends, We learn something new every day! Until recently, I was completely unaware of the existence of the Canadian Paper Money Society and the fact that this society has its own journal. The main article in this newsletter, written by Mark Holton, appeared in the Canadian Paper Money Society Journal (Volume… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #95
May 2021 Editorial Dear Friends, History is best told by those who lived it. Our dear friend and contributor, Al Smith, was born and raised, retired, and is living in Sackville and is best- qualified to share two fascinating stories from Sackville’s past, one of which he played a part in. After reading the first… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #94
march 2021 Editorial Dear Friends, The sea is in the blood of most Maritimers. This could not be truer than for Captain George Anderson and his family. The great grandparents of Captain George were Yorkshire immigrants who came to our shores in 1772 and a direct descendent, Jesse Irwin Anderson, died in 1936. This article… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #93
february 2021 Editorial Dear Friends, Come with us on two exciting journeys! The first is a trip by horse and sleigh in the early part of the twentieth century when horses were still the primary mode of transportation. But this is no ordinary trip; Frank Ward and daughter Teckla travelled by sleigh around the Jolicure… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #92
december 2020 Editorial Dear Friends, One way or another, we all leave an imprint on the land. In an exercise of historical and archeological investigation, Paul Bogaard has researched the homes of the Seaman family in Minudie. But first, a little background: Amos Peck “King” Seaman was born in Wood Creek near Sackville, New Brunswick,… Continue reading…
